History Major - Public History Option

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN HISTORY - PUBLIC HISTORY OPTION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

Communication	CO1/CO2	Any one approved CO1^a course and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 7 - 10)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 7 - 8)

Mathematics	MA1	Any one approved MA1 course (Credits: 3 - 4)

Arts & Humanities	AH^b	Any two approved AH courses(Credits: 8)

History	HI	HIST 280 or HIST 281 or HIST 282 or HIST 283 (Credits: 4)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS^b	Any one approved SS course(Credits: 4)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3 - 4)

Physical Well-Being	PE/ES	Any one PE course or ES 100 (Credits: 1)

Major Requirements: Credits: 48

Specific Departmental Requirements:

Two courses from the following:

HIST 241 - Public History: Scope and Methods Credits: 4
HIST 255 - Introduction to Heritage Preservation Credits: 4
HIST 256 - Introduction to Museums Credits: 4

Two survey courses, one United States and one European or World:

Other Departmental Requirements:

Two upper division Public History courses:

HIST 320 - Western/Southwestern American History Credits: 4
HIST 323 - National Parks: America’s Best Idea Credits: 4
HIST 345 - Archival Theory and Practice Credits: 4
HIST 376 - Oral History: Theory and Practice Credits: 4

Three upper division United States courses:

HIST 314 - Inventing America: 1789-1850 Credits: 4
HIST 318 - The Emergence of Modern America: 1893-1939 Credits: 4
HIST 320 - Western/Southwestern American History Credits: 4
HIST 324 - Colorado History Credits: 3
HIST 329 - United States: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)
HIST 332 - Women in American History Credits: 4
HIST 334 - United States and Vietnam Credits: 4
HIST 335 - Work and Workers in the U.S. Credits: 4

Two upper division courses, one must be World, one must be European:

World:

HIST 343 - Ancient Nile Valley Credits: 4
HIST 347 - Africa: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)
HIST 348 - Africans in the Americas Credits: 4
HIST 349 - Islam in History Credits: 4
HIST 352 - Modern China Credits: 4
HIST 356 - History of Japan Credits: 4
HIST 358 - Asia: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)
HIST 371 - History of Central America Credits: 4
HIST 372 - U.S. - Latin American Relations Credits: 4
HIST 373 - History of Mexico Credits: 4
HIST 375 - Latin America: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)
HIST 392 - World: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)

European:

HIST 302 - Ancient Rome Credits: 4
HIST 303 - Ancient Greece Credits: 4
HIST 308 - Rise of Christianity Credits: 4
HIST 359 - Medieval Europe Credits: 4
HIST 361 - Czarist Russia Credits: 4
HIST 362 - Rise and Fall of Soviet Union Credits: 4
HIST 366 - Hitler and the Holocaust Credits: 3
HIST 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 4
HIST 374 - Europe: Topics Credits: 1-4 (3 credits required)
HIST 383 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe Credits: 4

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 39 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Note: History majors are strongly urged to take two courses in one modern language, and courses in Anthropology, Art (in particular Art History), Economics, English, Geography, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.

Freshman Map to Graduation:

History Major - Public History Option: Freshman Map

Transfer Map to Graduation:

History Major - Public History Option: Transfer Student Map